4.1.27
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.27
तदनित्यत्वमग्नेर्दाह्यं विनाश्यानुविनाशवत्
tadanityatvamagnerdāhyaṃ vināśyānuvināśavat
The line
A compound: tada (तद), eternal, tvama (त्वम), and gnerdāhya (ग्नेर्दाह्य), a compound: without, śyānu (श्यानु), without, and śavata (शवत).
Where it sits
In Nyāya (न्याय) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. Examines action, fault, rebirth, fruit, pain, and release, and then the whole and the part. The line is short. anitya-tā-anitya-tvāt (अनित्य-ता-अनित्य-त्वात्) from 4.1.26 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tada-nitya-tvama-gnerdāhyaṃ (तद-नित्य-त्वम-ग्नेर्दाह्यं) + vinā-śyānu-vinā-śavata (विना-श्यानु-विना-शवत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tada-nitya-tvama-gnerdāhyaṃ (तद-नित्य-त्वम-ग्नेर्दाह्यं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: tada (तद), eternal, tvama (त्वम), and gnerdāhya (ग्नेर्दाह्य). Read it from the end |
| vinā-śyānu-vinā-śavata (विना-श्यानु-विना-शवत) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: without, śyānu (श्यानु), without, and śavata (शवत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
tada-nitya-tvama-gnerdāhyaṃ (तद-नित्य-त्वम-ग्नेर्दाह्यं) is a compound: tada (तद), eternal, tvama (त्वम), and gnerdāhya (ग्नेर्दाह्य). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
vinā-śyānu-vinā-śavata (विना-श्यानु-विना-शवत) is a compound: without, śyānu (श्यानु), without, and śavata (शवत). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
tada-nitya-tvama-gnerdāhyaṃ (तद-नित्य-त्वम-ग्नेर्दाह्यं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tada-nitya-tvama-gnerdāhyaṃ (तद-नित्य-त्वम-ग्नेर्दाह्यं) and vinā-śyānu-vinā-śavata (विना-श्यानु-विना-शवत).